How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife

How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife

By: Manuel E. Arguilla

Author's background:

Manuel Arguilla. Manuel Estabilla Arguilla (Nagrebcan, June 17, 1911 – beheaded, Manila Chinese Cemetery, August 30, 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr. ... His stories "Midsummer" and "Heat" were published in Tondo, Manila by the Prairie Schooner.

Vocabulary:

Cud - partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.

Daintily - of delicate beauty; exquisite:

Eagerly - used to emphasize a strong desire to do or have something.

Glistered - (past tense) sparkle; glitter.

Uncertainly - something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel uncertain.

Fragrance - a pleasant, sweet smell

Elongated - unusually long in relation to its width.

Dikes - A dike or dyke, in geological usage, is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture in a pre-existing rock body. Dikes can be either magmatic or sedimentary in origin.

Reined - (past tense) check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its reins.

Characters:

Baldo brother of Leon and the Narrator of the Story

Leon Older brother of Baldo 

Maria Wife of Leon 

Labang pet Cow

Father 

Setting:

Nagrebcan, La Union

Exposition:

The story starts with Leon and his family, meeting Baldo. Baldo is the brother of Leon, at the

same time the narrator of the story, in Barrio Nagrebcan.

Rising Action:

Maria thinking if Leon's Father would accept her. Being afraid of the Waig path, testing Maria. For it is the father's wish on their way home.

Climax: 

When three of them came home, this is where Maria was introduced to Leon's family. His Father started asking questions of what happened in the Journey, about Labang.

Falling Action: 

The part where Leon came in while his father smoking Tobacco, removed the roll of tobacco from his mouth. Started talking and asking Leon things.

Ending: 

The short story ended with them leaving their father's room. Leon saying how lovely Maria is. How she blooms in the morning, and her lovely scent.

Symbolism:

Symbolism in the story? I guess their Journey. If you went into a relationship, you must be ready. The obstacles you'll be facing together, the hardships and responsibilities in life.

Committing to each other, whatever happens in life, even in ups and downs, both of you will

still be there for each other and love each other until the end. A relationship is something that is taken very seriously. 

Theme:

The theme of this story is that, in your journey in life, you must endure and accept failure,

face obstacles in life. You can't be successful without failing. A lot of problems may come

but one must sacrifice in order to be happy. Responsibilities in life, decisions. 

You don't need to rush your decisions in life, learn to have patience.

Lesson: 

With great power comes great responsibility.